• Magnalium

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /mæɡˈneɪlɪəm/

    Origin

    From magn(esium) + al(umin)ium.

    Full definition of magnalium

    Noun

    magnalium

    (uncountable)
    1. An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium.
      • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 686:The hanging man's face was partly covered by a hinged mask of magnalium, connected to the oven by gutta-percha hoses.----
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